Make Your Mark: Change the World with Social Entrepreneurship

Time: Tuesday, Apr. 17, 2012, 1 p.m. CDT
Cost: FREE
Speakers: Molly Barker, Founder, Girls on the Run and Chris Balme, Executive Director, Spark
Moderators: Karabi Acharya, U.S. Fellow Value, Ashoka and Andrew Keyt, Executive Director, Loyola University Chicago Family Business Center and President, FBN-USA

Where the pessimist sees insurmountable odds, the social entrepreneur sees opportunity for change. Undaunted and determined, they set their sights on solving some of society's biggest challenges. Their ranks include notable historical changemakers: the originator of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale; child educator, Maria Montessori; naturalist and conservationist David Brower; and founder of Planned Parenthood, Margaret Sanger. Today, social entrepreneurs continue to act as agents for society by arming people and communities with resources, solutions and new ways of thinking. For families in business, social entrepreneurship is a way to live the family values while also making an impact in the community. Many use it as a way to unify the family by using social entrepreneurial ideas as an expression of those values.

Founded in 1980, Ashoka promotes positive social change by investing in social entrepreneurs with innovative solutions that are sustainable and replicable. Join us as Karabi Acharya, global director of Ashoka Impact, moderates a discussion with two individuals dedicated to motivating and inspiring social change: Molly Barker (founder of Girls on the Run) and Chris Balme (Executive Director of Spark). Molly and Chris will provide a candid look at how their organizations have helped – and continue to help – transform the lives of young people and uplift disadvantaged communities. They’ll also explain how you and your family can begin to implement innovative solutions to some of society’s most pressing social problems.

• Understand the core essence of social entrepreneurship
• Transform social and environmental problems into sustainable solutions through entrepreneurship
• Discover a variety of opportunities within the field of philanthropy
• Learn how to become a social entrepreneur and join the ranks of powerful changemakers
  
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